poke out
Example Sentences
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Brushes - some stuck fast - poke out of paint pots piled across the floorboards, table and chairs.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
Tiny rods poke out to touch the doorknob at precise points, verifying that its dimensions meet the specification.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2023
Drawings of his legs poke out of the other side.
From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2023
It will be installed at tiny Kinngait airport, where each arrival is a boisterous family reunion and babies poke out from their mothers’ amauti, or parkas, like hatchlings in a nest.
From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2022
He’s mainly bald, with a half circle of gray hair rimming his head and long white whiskers that poke out from different parts of his cheeks.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
